Combination shade and curtain support



July 5, 1938a R. C. CRATES COMBINATION SHADE AND CURTAIN SUPPORT FiledJune 16, 1936 INVENTOR I BY e fi y ATTORNEYS WITNESS Patented July 5,1938 COMBINATION SHADE AND CURTAIN SUPPORT Robert C. Crates, Findlay,Ohio Application June. 16, 1936, SerialNo. 85,601

'2 Claims. (cL'24s-256) My invention relates to improvements incombination shade and curtain supports.

.My invention is designed primarily to provide a combination unitarysupport of this character embodying shade brackets and both curtain andover-drape brackets: and extensible, as a unit, to vary the distancebetween the shade brackets, for differentlengths of shade rollers, andthe length of the curtain and over-drape brackets in fixed relation toaccommodate curtains and over-drapes of different widths, the shadebrackets being independently adjustable to vary the distance between theshade brackets without altering the fixed relation of the other bracketsand the length of the curtain and over-drape brackets being variablewithout varying the distance between the shade brackets so that shadesand curtains and over-drapes of different lengths may be hung on thesupport and variations in draping effects being readily obtained withnumerous widths of curtains and drapes.

Another object is to provide a unitary support of the character and forthe purpose set forth equipped with means common to all the brackets ofsecuring the same to a window casing and constructed so that the curtainand over-drape brackets may be detached from the shade brackets so thatthe latter may be used alone, or, the over-drape bracket detached andthe curtain and shade brackets used together.

Other objects are to provide a combination support adapted for thepurposes above set forth and for adjustment of the over-drape bracket toand from the curtain bracket.

. Still another object is to provide-a combination shade and curtainsupport having the characteristics above noted and in which all partsare strong, durable, readily assembled and disassembled andcomparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

To the accomplishment of the above and other objects presently appearinga preferred embodiment of my invention has been illustrated in thedrawing, and described in detail and defined in the followingdescription and claims, respectively.

In said drawing:

Figure 1 is a view in top plan of my improved combination shade andcurtain support.

Figure 2 is a view in front elevation.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary view .in horizontal section, of one end ofsaid combination support.

Figure 5 is a view in section taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 3 lookingforwardly of said support. Referring to the drawing by numeral, theillustratedembodiment of my invention comprises a pair of shadesupporting brackets I each comprising an intermediate web part 2designed to support the shade roller 3 in the usual manner, a rightangled base flange 4 adapted to be attached as by screws 5 to the windowcasing, indicated at 6, and a right angled extension I projectinglaterally from the web part 2 toward the outer side of the windowcasing.

An extensible curtain bracket 8 is mounted upon the shade brackets I asfollows. The curtain bracket 8 comprises a pair of fiat curtainsupporting bars 9 connected together in aligned end to end relation bymeans of the usual form of sleevelike coupling IE5 slidably connectingthe opposed ends of the bars 9 for adjustment of said bars endwiserelative to each other. The opposite ends of the bars Sare detachablyconnected to the shade brackets: I by means of a pair of U- shapedcoupling members II each comp-rising front and rear legs I2 and I3 therear legs being slidably mounted upon the extensions I for adjustmentparallel with the bars 9 and the front legs I2 slidably supporting thesaid opposite ends of the bars 9. v

An extensible over-drape bracket I4 is mounted upon the coupling membersII as follows. The over-drape bracket I4 comprises a pair of fiat barsI5 connected together in end to end aligned relation by means of asleeve-like coupling I5 similar to coupling Ill and in which the opposedends of the bars I5 are slidably mounted so that said bracket islengthwise extensible. The opposite ends I6 of the bars M are bent atright angles rearwardly and terminate: in sleeve-like extremities ll. Apair of right angled bars I8 are mounted upon the rear legs I3 of thecoupling members II for adjustment lengthwise of the bracket 8 and toprovide forwardly extending arms I9 spaced from the ends of the couplingmembers II and slidably supporting the sleevelike extremities I'Iwhereby the over-drape bracket is adjustable toward and from the curtainbracket 8. The bars: I8 are preferably mounted upon the coupling membersII by means of sleevelike guide plates 25, secured to the coupling inany suitable manner and in which the bars I8 are mounted forsliding'adjustment to fixed positions by means of slots 2I in said bars,respectively,

and rivets 22 passing through the slots 2| and secured in said couplingmembers.

The shade brackets I may be formed of any suitable light weight metaland the curtain bracket 8, over-drape bracket I4, and coupling membersII of the usual thin light sheet metal rolled to form the sleeve-likeends on the legs I2 and I 3 of the coupling members, the sleeve-likeextremities I! on the bars I5 and the coupling members I and I.

As will be clear the shade brackets I may be adjusted inwardly towardeach other for sup- II and said coupling members on the curtain shadebrackets I the curtain bracket 8 and overdrape bracket may beindependently extended or contracted. By detaching the coupling members-II from the shade brackets I both the curtain and drape brackets may beremoved as a unit and "by detaching the bars I5 from the bars I8 theover-drape bracket may be detached alone.

As will be clear the over-drape bracket I4 may be adjusted toward andfrom the curtain bracket by sliding its extremities I! back and forthupon the bars I8. 7

The foregoing is a detailed description of a preferred embodiment of myinvention and it is believed that its construction and advantages willbe clear therefrom.

It is to be understood, however, that the details described in theforegoing are illustrative rather than restrictive and that right isherein reserved to modifications of such details falling within thescope of the claims appended hereto.

What I claim is:

l. A combination shade and curtain support for attachment to a Windowcasing comprising, a pair of shade supporting brackets adapted to beattached to said casing and having a lateral extension, respectively, anextensible curtain bracket having its opposite ends slidably mounted onsaid extensions, and a second extensible curtain bracket having itsopposite ends slidably mounted on the ends of the first mentionedcurtain bracket.

2. A combination shade and curtain support for attachment to a windowcasing comprising, a pair of shade supporting brackets adapted to beattached to said casing and having a lateral extension, respectively,and a pair of U-shaped coupling members slidably mounted on said lateralextensions, respectively, and slidably supporting the opposite ends of acurtain rod in advance of said shade brackets, and a pair of angledbars, a guide member carried by each coupling member for said angledbars to slidably support said angled bars, for adjustment lengthwise ofsaid curtain support.

ROBERT C. CRATES.

